Michigan woman: Lion at zoo bit off part of finger

EAST TAWAS, Mich. (AP) — State police are investigating a woman's report that a lion bit off part of her finger at a small private zoo in northern Michigan.

Renae Ferguson tells WNEM-TV (http://bit.ly/1rMhH2j ) that the big cat "ripped" her finger as she tried to pet it Saturday at Sunrise Side Exotics and Nature Trail in East Tawas, about 130 miles north of Detroit.